Burden of dog bite injuries and wound management practices to prevent rabies among dog owners - Julka D, Khan AM, Kumari N, Soni U.
BACKGROUND: Despite members of dog-owning families being at a higher risk of dog bites owing to their proximity to dogs in their household, there are hardly any studies from India which focus on the burden of dog bites among them and their rabies control a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
3 Ways to Know the Difference Between Healing and Infected Surgical Wounds
As surgical wounds are healing, there are often some distinct changes that occur to the skin both around and near the wound. While this surgical wound healing is nothing to be embarrassed about – your body is properly caring for itself – there are some warning symptoms to keep watch for. Here are a few ... Read more
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Source: Advanced Tissue - January 22, 2024 Category: Dermatology Authors: Michael Black Tags: Health Healing vs. Infection Health Awareness Infection Signs Post-Surgery Tips Surgical Recovery Wound Care Wound Management Source Type: news
The Signs and Stages of Wound Healing – Heal and Reveal
When you get a wound, it undergoes distinct stages of healing. Generally, small wounds heal faster than larger, deeper ones. However, the type of dressings used, your overall health, and other factors also influence the healing time. Medical professionals often categorize wound healing into three phases: inflammatory, proliferation, and maturation. But these terms might not ... Read more
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Source: Advanced Tissue - January 22, 2024 Category: Dermatology Authors: Michael Black Tags: Health Healing Process Healing Speed Health Care Recovery Tips Skin Care wound healing Wound Management Source Type: news
The use of hydrogel dressings in sulfur mustard-induced skin and ocular wound management - Caffin F, Boccara D, Pi érard C.
Over one century after its first military use on the battlefield, sulfur mustard (SM) remains a threatening agent. Due to the absence of an antidote and specific treatment, the management of SM-induced lesions, particularly on the skin and eyes, still repr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
The Wound Provider Checklist — A Guide to Assist in Quality PALTC Wound Care
Quality wound management is a persistent concern for providers, patients, and families across the post-acute and long-term care health care space. As a patient transitions through this continuum, wound management can become fragmented, which contributes to delayed wound healing, prolonged suffering, and increased health care expenditures. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - March 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Scott Bolhack, Jeanine Maguire, Vycki Nalls Source Type: news
Firearm-related injuries-wound management, stabilization, and associated injuries: a critical analysis review - Portney DA, Baker HP, Selkridge I, El Dafrawy MH, Strelzow JA.
": Gun violence-related and firearm-related injuries are a public health crisis with increasing rates, particularly among younger demographics, in the United States despite a decline in incidence worldwide. ": There exists limited high-quality evidence to ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Mobile Wound Management System Application Mobile Wound Management System Application
This article describes the successful implementation of a wound management system app for the assessment and coding of pressure injuries in hospitalized patients.Wounds (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
MolecuLight Added to the ISWCAP 2022 Consensus Guidelines for Optimising Prevention of Surgical Wound Complications
Authors of International Consensus Suggest that Fluorescence Imaging of Bacterial Burden is Positioned to Change Contemporary Paradigms of Post-Surgical Wound Management
TORONTO and LONDON, June 1, 2022 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) - Molec... Devices, Wound Care MolecuLight, MolecuLight i:X, fluorescence imaging (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - June 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Methylene Blue and Gentian Violet Foams in Pediatric Wounds Methylene Blue and Gentian Violet Foams in Pediatric Wounds
In this article, the author describes the successful use of methylene blue and gentian violet foam dressings in pediatric wound management.Wounds (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 31, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
NUS researchers develop smart bandage for chronic wound management
The technology can detect and analyse wound biomarkers within 15 minutes. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - October 25, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Clinical Approach to Chronic Wound Management in Older Adults Clinical Approach to Chronic Wound Management in Older Adults
Chronic wounds are a common challenge in older adults. Review the pathophysiology and management of pressure, vascular, neuropathic, and atypical wounds in this article.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 8, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Wound Management Strategy for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Wound Management Strategy for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Learn more about the TIME approach and find out how it can simplify the management of cutaneous leishmaniasis.Wounds (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 3, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Assessing the Need for NPWT Utilization Guidelines Assessing the Need for NPWT Utilization Guidelines
Negative pressure wound therapy is widely used in wound management, but selecting the appropriate system can be challenging. Is it time for more standardized clinical guidance?Wounds (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - February 4, 2021 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Complex Wound Management Using NPWTi-d in Cancer Care Complex Wound Management Using NPWTi-d in Cancer Care
Could this technique help promote wound healing among oncology patients with complex wounds?Wounds (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
S+N Lands Contract to Produce OxVent Ventilators on a Large Scale
Smith+Nephew has been contracted by the UK government to build OxVent ventilators to help in the treatment of coronavirus(SARS-CoV-2). The London-based company said the OxVent ventilator is currently under review by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) and the order is subject to the design gaining authorization.
The device was the result of a collaboration of scientists, clinicians and medical technology manufacturers from the University of Oxford, King’s College London and Smith+Nephew. Â
The company is supporting the assessment process and preparing for manufact...
Source: MDDI - April 1, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Contract Manufacturing Business Source Type: news
